World Golf Rankings

The Official World Golf Rankings (OWGR) is a system used to rate the performance levels of male professional golfers. It was first introduced in 1986 and is endorsed by the four major championships and six professional golf tours, these are the PGA Tour, European Tour, Asian Tour, PGA Tour of Australasia, Japan Golf Tour and the Sunshine Tour.

How are the World Golf Rankings calculated?

The system used to calculate the rankings can be confusing.

Golfers receive points based on their performance and the quality of the event that they are playing in. Points remain on a player’s tally for two years but are reduced on a sliding scale of 13 weeks so more recent success carries a greater weighting.

A player’s points tally is calculated by dividing the number of points by the number of events they have played in over the two year period with a minimum of 40 events needed to obtain a ranking. The World Golf Rankings are updated every Monday.

World Golf Rankings – Top 10

1. Dustin Johnson (Up 2)

Points average: 10.29

Major wins: 1 (2016 US Open)

Last win: 2018 RBC Canadian Open

2. Justin Rose (Down 1)

Points average: 10.23

Major wins: 1 (2013 US Open)

Last win: 2018 FedEx Cup

3. Brooks Koepka (Down 1)

Points average: 9.92

Major wins: 3 (2017, 2018 US Open & 2018 PGA Championship)

Last win: 2018 PGA Championship

4. Justin Thomas

Points average: 9.42

Major wins: 1 (2017 PGA Championship)

Last win: 2018 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational

5. Francesco Molinari (Up 1)

Points average: 7.25

Major wins: 1 (2018 Open Championship)

Last win: 2018 Open Championship

6. Rory McIlroy (Down 1)

Points average: 7.24

Major wins: 4 (2011 US Open, 2014 Open Championship, 2011 & 2014 PGA Championship)

Last win: 2018 Arnold Palmer Invitational

7. Bryson DeChambeau (Up 1)

Points average: 6.97

Major wins: 0

Last win: 2018 Dell Technologies Championship

8. Jon Rahm (Down 1)

Points average: 6.93

Major wins: 0

Last win: 2018 Open de Espana

9. Rickie Fowler

Points average: 6.75

Major wins: 0

Last win: 2018 Hero World Challenge

10. Jordan Spieth

Points average: 6.36

Major wins: 3 (2015 Masters, 2015 US Open, 2017 Open Championship)

Last win: 2017 Open Championship